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Florida

Reviewed policies, grades and school implementation dates. District examples cover 0 distinct districts; it is not a statewide implementation survey.

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Detailed device brief

Rules for use: affected grades and timing

Personal devices · statewide finding

Elementary
Full school day
Middle
Full school day
High
Instructional limits

Elementary and middle schools restrict use throughout the school day. High schools restrict instructional-time use.

Current 2025 statutory text.

Exceptions & source ↗

School devices, screen time and student AI

No reviewed policy is available here for these topics yet. Further research appears in the policy explorer.

Learning & relevant rules for use

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Elementary

Computer science

Current · Schools must provide opportunities

Florida requires public schools to provide K–12 CS learning opportunities. Elementary examples are permissive; this is not a requirement that each pupil complete a separate CS course.

Current statute; opportunities must be provided.

Source & dates

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Full school day

Current 2025 statutory text.

Device scope, exceptions & source

Middle

Computer science

Current · Schools must offer a course

CS courses must be integrated into district middle and high schools. When a district lacks an identified course, students must have access through Florida Virtual School or other means.

Current statute; course access and student completion are separate requirements.

Source & dates
Current · Schools must provide opportunities

Florida requires public schools to provide K–12 CS learning opportunities. Elementary examples are permissive; this is not a requirement that each pupil complete a separate CS course.

Current statute; opportunities must be provided.

Source & dates

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Full school day

Current 2025 statutory text.

Device scope, exceptions & source

High

Computer science

Current · Schools must offer a course

CS courses must be integrated into district middle and high schools. When a district lacks an identified course, students must have access through Florida Virtual School or other means.

Current statute; course access and student completion are separate requirements.

Source & dates
Current · Schools must provide opportunities

Florida requires public schools to provide K–12 CS learning opportunities. Elementary examples are permissive; this is not a requirement that each pupil complete a separate CS course.

Current statute; opportunities must be provided.

Source & dates

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Instructional limits

Current 2025 statutory text.

Device scope, exceptions & source

Teacher capacity, funding & delivery

Computer science · Funding authorized; appropriation conditional

Section 1007.2616 authorizes teacher-training funding and bonuses subject to legislative appropriation. This entry does not establish an active grant round or funds awarded to a district.

Teacher support: The statute connects CS course access with teacher certification and professional learning support.

Delivery evidence: Legal support mechanisms documented; appropriation, awards and implementation are separate checks.

Official source · reviewed Oct 3, 2026
Questions for a district curriculum meeting
  1. Which students receive instruction, in which grades and subjects, and for how much time?
  2. What sequence connects computing concepts, data, AI understanding and digital judgment?
  3. Who teaches it, and what training, preparation time and accessible materials do they receive?
  4. Which documented funding or services can support delivery, and what remains a local budget decision?
  5. What student work demonstrates understanding? Check who participates and who is missing.

These are Stewart Brown’s planning questions, not additional legal requirements.

Research awaiting review (1 records)

These records are excluded from the map and summaries while their claims are checked.

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Reviewed policy findings, district examples & history (4 records)

Restrictions

Current evidence indexed

1 action in this collection

Governance

Evidence gap

No current statewide record indexed. Research remains open.

Learning

Current evidence indexed

3 actions in this collection

Current statewide policies

Florida· State / DCCurrent

HB 1105 / Florida Statutes §1006.07

Prohibits K–8 students from using wireless communications devices during the school day and prohibits high-school use during instructional time, subject to statutory exceptions.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

Personal devices
Requirement
Required
Grades
K–8 full school day; grades 9–12 instructional time
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
Adopted / approved
Jul 1, 2025
Legal start
Jul 1, 2025
School implementation
Current 2025 statute: elementary/middle school-day restriction; high-school instructional-time restriction, with local rules and teacher-designated storage.
Florida· State / DCCurrent

HB 379 / Chapter 2023-36

Requires age-appropriate instruction on the social, emotional and physical effects of social media, including misinformation, manipulation, permanence, personal security, cyberbullying, predatory behavior and trafficking.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

Social-media literacy
Requirement
Required
Grades
Grades 6–12
Learning evidence
Student instruction required
School implementation
Included in the current required health-education/life-skills program for grades6–12; DOE must publish materials online and districts notify parents.
Florida· State / DCCurrent

K–12 computer science learning opportunities

Florida requires public schools to provide K–12 CS learning opportunities. Elementary examples are permissive; this is not a requirement that each pupil complete a separate CS course.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

Computer science
Requirement
Required
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
Learning opportunities required
School implementation
Current statute; opportunities must be provided.
Florida· State / DCCurrent

Computer science access in middle and high schools

CS courses must be integrated into district middle and high schools. When a district lacks an identified course, students must have access through Florida Virtual School or other means.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

Computer science
Requirement
Required
Grades
6-8 / 9-12
Learning evidence
Course offering required
School implementation
Current statute; course access and student completion are separate requirements.

Upcoming requirements

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Proposals under consideration

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Selected district examples

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Historical records

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Evidence coverage & remaining research

Consistent 16-dimension checklist

Coverage & remaining research

Inventory reviewed October 3, 2026. 4/16 dimensions have published evidence of any status. Every dimension remains open to additional sources and superseding actions.

DimensionCurrent statewide evidenceOther published evidence
Personal devices1 linked action0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
School-issued devicesNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Screen timeNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Student AINot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Staff AINot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
AI governanceNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Social media / network1 linked action0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Privacy / cybersecurityNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
AI literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Computer science2 linked actions0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Digital literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Media literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Digital citizenshipNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Cybersecurity literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Data literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Social-media literacy1 linked action0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical

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